No English team has lifted the Champions League trophy since Chelsea s 2012 triumph, but the Premier League s five participants in this season s competition appear in a good position to change that.

Wins for Tottenham, Manchester City and Liverpool on Wednesday moved the tournament s English teams on to 15 victories.

Spurs and City are already assured of a place in the last 16 while Chelsea, following their 3-0 defeat to Roma on Tuesday, are the only Premier League side that is not top of a group.

Here, with the help of Opta data, we look at the numbers behind what has so far been one of the best Champions League campaigns for Premier League teams for some time.

15 English clubs have already won more Champions League games this season (15) than in the e…

The 2021 NFL season kicks off on Thursday as the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Dallas Cowboys at Raymond James Stadium.

Tom Brady and the Bucs are ready to run it back after returning all 22 starters from last season while the Cowboys will try to rebound from a down year with a healthy Dak Prescott back at the helm. 

NFL betting lines have the Bucs as 7.5-point chalk for Week 1 with the O/U at 52. Here are our best free Cowboys vs. Buccaneers picks and predictions for September 9.

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The Cincinnati Bengals not only sent a message across the AFC North with their one-sided win over the Pittsburgh Steelers last Sunday… but also to the rest of the conference.

The Bengals can build on that big victory when they welcome the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 13.

Cincinnati embarrassed the long-standing divisional gatekeeper and brings a two-game winning run into this Sunday’s homestand, sitting as a field-goal NFL betting fave. The Chargers are playing their second straight road game and limp into Sunday off a bad loss to the Denver Broncos.

Here are our free NFL picks and predictions for Chargers vs. Bengals on Sunday, December 5.

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We’re heading into Week 5 of the 2022 NFL season, and the prop bets aren’t slowing down. Today, I’m backing a receiver who could see 30% or more of his team’s targets Sunday and a quarterback who Pro Football Focus ranks at No.1.

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The San Francisco 49ers enter the Week 4 odds as massive 14.5-point home favorites in a divisional game vs. Joshua Dobbs and the Arizona Cardinals with a total of 44. The 49ers are a perfect 3-0 while the Cardinals are a few bad beats away from being perfect themselves. 

When it comes to the NFL odds, there has been some resistance to the 49ers being double-digit favorites. With how well the Cardinals have played in the first half this year, can an underrated Dobbs lead the two-TD dogs to a first-half score and top a modest 1H team total of 6.5?

Here are my free NFL picks for Cardinals vs. 49ers on Sunday, October 1. 

Cardinals vs 49ers odds

Cardinals vs 49ers predictions

The Arizona Cardinals a…

Scoreboard operators aren’t likely to be very busy tonight when the New England Patriots visit Acrisure Stadium to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers. The two teams combined to score just 10 points in their previous outings and this evening’s projected total of 30.5 points is one of the lowest seen for a Thursday Night Football game in nearly 30 years. It’s shaping up to be a dream matchup for Under bettors and anyone who loves low-scoring, smash-mouth football.

While there are a number of different subscription-based TV channels and streaming services available to watch this game, you can also live stream Patriots vs. Steelers directly from legal sports betting sites.

In Canada, bet365 is one of our most trusted NFL betting sites — and the premier platfor…

The Chicago Bears and Houston Texans will hit the field for the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game in Canton on Thursday, August 1.

Chicago will look to start 2024 off right and follow in Houston’s 2023 footsteps by punching a postseason ticket. The Texans, meanwhile, loaded up on veteran talent during the offseason to take the next step in the AFC.

With the marquee names from both teams unlikely to see meaningful action Thursday, here are Three Things to Watch while the Texans vs. Bears predictions play out in the Hall of Fame Game.

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The Denver Broncos come to the Big Easy for a showdown with the New Orleans Saints on Thursday Night Football.

The “Sean Payton Bowl” will feature two rookie quarterbacks — including Bo Nix — and my Broncos vs. Saints predictions explain why Nix will have Courtland Sutton in his sights all night long.

Find out more in my NFL picks for October 16.

Broncos vs Saints TNF prediction

My best betCourtland Sutton Over 45.5 receiving yards (-113 at FanDuel)

My analysisIn his six starts as a pro, Bo Nix only has eyes for Courtland Sutton — at least, that’s the way it seems. 

The Denver Broncos veteran receiver leads the team in targets (47) with a 21-pass gap between Sutton and the sec…